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Glendon Swarthout

Career

Active from 1956 to 2014, with a break from 1985 to 2013, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Shootist
The Shootist
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Glendon Swarthout Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    0.7, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.3, average 1.7
  • Mystery
    2.7, average 3.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 2
  • Classic Western 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

7
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 68
The Homesman
The Homesman (2014)
GoodWatch score 68

Novel

1980s

1 title ยท average score 21
Where the Boys Are
Where the Boys Are (1984)
GoodWatch score 21

Novel

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 73
The Shootist
The Shootist (1976)
GoodWatch score 78

Novel

Bless the Beasts & Children
Bless the Beasts & Children (1971)
GoodWatch score 68

Novel

1960s

1 title ยท average score 63
Where the Boys Are
Where the Boys Are (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

Novel

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 62
They Came to Cordura
They Came to Cordura (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

Novel

7th Cavalry
7th Cavalry (1956)
GoodWatch score 54

Story